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When I first started at The Connaught, I bought a pair of antique diamond earrings at Fred Leighton in New York.
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Jeremy Vine
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My penny farthing. It was £1,200. I’ve ridden it to Buckingham Palace and back.
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A Rolex, after London 2012.
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A family holiday – anywhere the kids demand. Last year, I wanted us all to go to Egypt and my daughter said, “No, we’re going to go to Grenada.” So we did.
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